News & Statements
Patronage of Lusk Secondary School awarded to the Vocational Education Committee
Fine Gael TD for Dublin North Alan Farrell has congratulated the Vocational Education Committee for its successful bid for patronage of Lusk Secondary School.
Patronage of new schools in Naas and Maynooth granted to Kildare VEC
Fine Gael TD for Kildare North, Anthony Lawlor, today (Wednesday) warmly welcomes the announcement by Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn, that the proposed new schools for Naas and Maynooth will be under the patronage of Kildare VEC.
Support the Gathering 2013
Kildare North Deputy, Anthony Lawlor, urges the local community to become involved in The Gathering.
Buttimer welcomes appointment of Co. Cork VEC as patron of new Carrigaline school
Speech to the MacGill Summer School 2012
What this Government wants is to take the system by the scruff of the neck and turn its face to the public it's supposed to serve. That sounds simple. It's not going to be simple. It's going to be challenging, complex and radical.
Launch of National Standards for the Welfare and Protection of Children
This Government wanted to make absolutely clear its commitment to children. We have for the first time ever, a full Cabinet Minister with responsibility for Children. We have a Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
Almost 10,000 fewer people waited on trolleys so far this year
New agency will ensure widespread reform of child protection and family support services
Reforming and Rebuilding Our State
MacGill Summer School 2012 Speech by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Foreign Conflicts 11 July 2012
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he has influenced his colleagues at EU and UN level to focus on the on-going strife and loss of life in Syria.